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Aaron Soward, CEO of Provision Concepts, and Jeff Dixon, the chief financial officer of the new startup, say they hope to redefine the north gateway to Automobile Alley with Broadway 10 Bar and Chop House and Sidecar wine bar.

The corner of NW 10 and Broadway will soon be home to Broadway 10 Bar and Chophouse as the re development continues at the Buick Building, 1101 N Broadway Ave. Photos by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND -
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Two warehouses at NW 10 and Broadway along Automobile Alley, largely vacant for a quarter century, are set to come to life next year as home to an upscale restaurant and a neighborhood wine bar.

Aaron Soward, CEO of Provision Concepts, and Jeff Dixon, the chief financial officer of the new startup, say they hope to redefine the north gateway to Automobile Alley with Broadway 10 Bar and Chophouse and Sidecar wine bar.

When the pair set out to start their own restaurant, they targeted Broadway, with Dixon walking along the strip looking for the right available space. Midtown Renaissance Group, a partnership led by Bob Howard, had already bought the building at 1100 N Broadway, and it was set to be redeveloped into offices and retail.

The four-story, 60,000-square-foot building was originally home to a Buick dealership and includes a mezzanine with ornate cast iron stairway railing in the first floor.

“When they showed us this space, they were just showing us 4,000 square feet for the hard corner at 10th and Broadway,” Dixon said. “My partner and I looked at it and asked if we could try to bite off a bigger section. After some back and forth, we ended up taking the entire 8,000 square feet for the chophouse.”

Soward said the location was an easy pick for the pair — a new $110 million GE oil and gas research center is being built just to the east, high-end apartments are being opened in the renovated Marion Hotel to the south, and both Broadway and NW 10 are seeing an influx of retail and offices.

“Broadway is in need of more dining options,” Soward said. “The space was intimidating. But when you fall back on what you know, what you’ve been through, and what you know you are capable of doing, it made sense for us.”

Dixon said designs for the new restaurant were drawn up by Brian Fitzsimmons, an award-winning architect who has overseen several projects for Midtown Renaissance.

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